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Well I hate these type of threads, but I learned a lesson the hard way this last week. :lash:
After landing in Albuquerque this last week, I went to pick up the wing from airport parking like usual. I did my usual walk around, checking tires, lights, turn signals, brakes and just a visual walk around. Everything looked good on it. Jumping on and leaving the parking lot, went to make a left hand turn onto Yale Street. Powering out of the lot to get across traffic, I went to lean into the left hand turn and it happened. The left side cruiser peg and swingarm dropped down and struck the pavement preventing the left hand turn. It popped the bike back up and to the right side. Trying to level the bike off and come to a stop, the peg and arm again made contact with the pavement. This time the wing decided to take a nap when I was unable to make the complete turn before coming up against the curb on the opposite side of the street. :sadguy:
No harm done to me except for the pride factor and tearing the right arm of the jacket up. After getting off the bike, and taking a look. The allen bolt holding the swingarm tight, had backed out after time and was out just enough for the swingarm to be popped out and swung down or up in its intended purpose. The only damage to the bike was a scraped lower engine cowling (had been wanting a chrome one for the last year or two anyways
) A scraped right side muffler protector guard thingie and some scratches on the right side saddle bag.
Sooo, I now realize that I have been negligent in my checking the tightness of my cruiser pegs and just assumed that since the little chrome cap ends were on that all was good. Lesson learned: DO NOT ASSUME, reach down and test the tightness of those pegs. I was lucky I was only going about 5-10 mph and not the 50 or 60 mph that I could have been going on the highway and have it pop out.
Anyways, just thought I would pass along this lesson learned and hopefully someone else does not have the same thing happen to them So now my pretty little bike has some road rash. Good thing was that it did not stop or deter my 1,500 mile road trip this last weekend over to Nevada and back to NM. :waving:
After landing in Albuquerque this last week, I went to pick up the wing from airport parking like usual. I did my usual walk around, checking tires, lights, turn signals, brakes and just a visual walk around. Everything looked good on it. Jumping on and leaving the parking lot, went to make a left hand turn onto Yale Street. Powering out of the lot to get across traffic, I went to lean into the left hand turn and it happened. The left side cruiser peg and swingarm dropped down and struck the pavement preventing the left hand turn. It popped the bike back up and to the right side. Trying to level the bike off and come to a stop, the peg and arm again made contact with the pavement. This time the wing decided to take a nap when I was unable to make the complete turn before coming up against the curb on the opposite side of the street. :sadguy:
No harm done to me except for the pride factor and tearing the right arm of the jacket up. After getting off the bike, and taking a look. The allen bolt holding the swingarm tight, had backed out after time and was out just enough for the swingarm to be popped out and swung down or up in its intended purpose. The only damage to the bike was a scraped lower engine cowling (had been wanting a chrome one for the last year or two anyways
) A scraped right side muffler protector guard thingie and some scratches on the right side saddle bag. Sooo, I now realize that I have been negligent in my checking the tightness of my cruiser pegs and just assumed that since the little chrome cap ends were on that all was good. Lesson learned: DO NOT ASSUME, reach down and test the tightness of those pegs. I was lucky I was only going about 5-10 mph and not the 50 or 60 mph that I could have been going on the highway and have it pop out.
Anyways, just thought I would pass along this lesson learned and hopefully someone else does not have the same thing happen to them So now my pretty little bike has some road rash. Good thing was that it did not stop or deter my 1,500 mile road trip this last weekend over to Nevada and back to NM. :waving:
